“The reduction of sick leave entitlements for part-time workers is an idiotic move that proves this Minister has no idea what it’s like to work a real job with lots of public interaction while juggling the difficulty of your children getting sick at school,” said Dennis Maga, Workers First Union General Secretary. “There is no defensible reason for a person working part-time to have access to less sick leave than someone working full-time,” said Mr Maga. - Sponsor Promotion -“I think it’s a disaster of an idea,” said Ms Fuller. “It seems like they just don’t get what it’s like to work a retail job and deal with sick customers when you also have kids in daycare who bring home all kinds of bugs.”“Having access to decent sick leave is one of the reasons a young mum can go back to the workforce after parental leave. “This is part of a calculated and sustained attack on the working class to benefit rich employers and their pursuit of profit above all else,” said Mr Maga.